Macdona, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
349
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
55
21.7% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.6%
0.397% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$83,500
53.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$175,000
12.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
98
16.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Macdona, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Macdona, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Macdona, TX was $175,000, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Macdona, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Macdona, TX was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Macdona, TX is home to a population of 349 people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.74% of Macdona, TX residents were born outside of the country (27 people).

In 2024, there were 4.71 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (226 people) in Macdona, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 White (Hispanic) and 41 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Macdona, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Macdona, TX was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Macdona, TX
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    226 ± 160
  2. White (Hispanic)
    48 ± 54
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    41 ± 46
90.3%
Hispanic Population
315 people

In 2024, there were 4.71 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (226 people) in Macdona, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 White (Hispanic) and 41 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

90.3% of the people in Macdona, TX are hispanic (315 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Macdona, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.74%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
27 people
5.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26 people

As of 2024, 7.74% of Macdona, TX residents (27 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Macdona, TX was 5.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    32 ± 39
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 21

Macdona, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Macdona, TX employs 98 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Macdona, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (20 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,188).

Occupations

98
2024 Value
± 114
−16.9%
1 Year decline
± 187%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Macdona, TX declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 118 employees to 98 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Macdona, TX, are Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (20 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Macdona, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

98
2024 Value
± 114
−16.9%
1 Year decline
± 187%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Macdona, TX declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 118 employees to 98 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Macdona, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (20 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Macdona, TX, though some of these residents may live in Macdona, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Macdona, TX was $175,000 in 2024, which is 0.526 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,900 to $175,000, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Macdona, TX is 79%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Macdona, TX have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Macdona, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$175,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$135,528
$98
Median Property Taxes
±$62

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Macdona, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Macdona, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$83,500
Median Household Income
± $52,674
124
Number of Households
± 74

In 2024, the median household income of the 124 households in Macdona, TX grew to $83,500 from the previous year's value of $54,279.

The following chart displays the households in Macdona, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Macdona, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)
Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Macdona, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Macdona, TX have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Macdona, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Macdona, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Macdona, TX have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Macdona, TX (72 out of 349 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Macdona, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.4% of the population of Macdona, TX has health coverage, with 21.8% on employee plans, 26.4% on Medicaid, 25.2% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 10.9% between 18 and 34 years, 30.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.6%
Uninsured
21.8%
Employer Coverage
26.4%
Medicaid
25.2%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Macdona, TX declined by 56.3% from 33.4% to 14.6%.

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